On Tue, 2008-07-01 at 15:28 +0100, (``-_-´´) -- Fernando wrote: > One more question: i just found out that there are no 64 bits > packages... will there ever be? with a system with 4GiBs of RAM like > mine, I can only see 3GiBs.
For Intel/AMD systems, there are two options: 32-bit, using the I386 ISO/CD/... 64-bit, using the AMD64 ISO/CD/... Despite having AMD in the name, the 64-bit packages will install on 64-bit Intel processors, as well as the AMD Athlon family. Bear in mind that there are packages which are only available in 32-bit versions. In particular, there are a number of web browser plugins which are only available for 32-bit Linux. For this reason, many linux users are installing the 32-bit distribution on desktop systems, even though those systems would be quite capable of running a 64-bit linux distribution. I am in that category at home, because I access various sites that offer java/flash/adobe content, and I know that these (particularly Java) are not (or not fully) supported on a 64-bit platform. I am not affected by the memory restraints, because the motherboard on my PC supports a maximum of 3 GB. At work, I have chosen 64-bit Ubuntu for my desktop, because my new PC is a 4-core, 64-bit CPU with 4GB RAM. So far, I have not found anything that justifies switching back to 32-bit, although I do have to remember the restriction for one environment - our VPN servers are managed via a web interface. These systems offer 'manage from laptop' or 'manage server', and the latter uses a java interface that won't work because there is not a java plugin for browsers on 64-bit Linux. I am able to use the 'manage from laptop' option in that situation, as that doesn't use Java. Tim -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
